Girls Night #271: We DARE You To Do This With Your Phone (It Will Change Your Whole Life!)
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
The premise of the 1,000 Unplugged Hours Challenge
How to set healthy boundaries with your technology
How to address the fears you have with unplugging
What happens to your relationships and life in general when you choose to disconnect from your phone
Practical apps and resources to help you unplug
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(Or watch the interview right here!👇)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to unplug from our devices so we can be more present in our everyday lives.
I couldn’t wait for this topic because I know firsthand how tough it can be to break free from the constant pull of our devices. We tap into social media with the best intentions, only to emerge from the digital haze thirty minutes later, wondering where the time went. If you can relate, today’s conversation is for you!
Our guest for today’s episode is my dear friend, Hannah Brencher. Hannah is a writer, TED speaker, and entrepreneur. She founded The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending letter bundles to those who need encouragement. She also wrote a book called, The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. In this book, she shares about the exhaustion she felt from her constantly plugged-in lifestyle and the challenge she undertook to change that — the challenge being unplugging from her device for 1,000 hours in one year!
Her results after completing the challenge are pretty astounding – you’ll hear more about them soon! My hope is after hearing Hannah's story, you'll be empowered to reassess your own relationship with technology and be more present for the things that matter most.
Alright, friends, let’s hop into my conversation with Hannah!
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
✨ Order my book: Create a Life You Love ✨
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
Hannah’s new book: The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World.
Book mentioned: The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher
Challenge - unplug for 1000 hours in a year
Resources:
Quotes mentioned:
"I don't think technology is bad. I think it's a tool and we have to be mindful of the tool." - Hannah
"Discipline leads to freedom" - Hannah
"I have gotten back to the person who existed before all of the noise got in" - Hannah
CONNECT WITH HANNAH
Website // Instagram // Facebook